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1 St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church h e M e s s e n g e r April 2019 Pastoral Leadership Msgr. Douglas Grams Rector/Pastor Fr. Garrett Ahlers Parochial Vicar Fr. Cornelius Ezeiloaku Parochial Vicar Fr. Gerald Meidl Senior Associate Pastor Dcn. Rick Christiansen Permanent Deacon St. Gregory the Great Pastoral Admin. Council Mark Schuelke, President Larry Mages, Vice President Cheri LeBrun, Secretary; HCAFC Rep Carol Hoffmann, HCAFC Rep. Rick Scheurer Carl Oswald, Trustee Pam Morson, Trustee Msgr. Douglas Grams, Ex Officio Sheri Liebl, Ex Officio St. Gregory Cemetery Board Paul Guggisberg Bruce Platz Ben Stadick Mark Hoffmann Karl Lindquist Employees Virginia Herring, Custodian Paulette Messerli, Custodian LaVon Fischer, Sub. Custodian Karl Lindquist, Grounds Sheri Liebl, Secretary Josh Fischer, Snow Removal St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church PO Box th Street Lafayette, MN Phone: stgregory@holycrossafc.org Website: org/church-of-st -gregory-the-great.html Commonly asked questions on the Paschal Triduum 1. When does the Triduum begin and end? The Easter Triduum begins with the evening Mass of the Lord s Supper on Holy Thursday, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday. 2. How are the Holy Oils, consecrated and blessed at the Chrism Mass, to be received in the parish? A reception of the oils may take place before the Mass of the Lord s Supper. The oils, in suitable vessels, can be carried in procession by members of the assembly. 3. How does the Adoration of the Holy Cross on Good Friday begin? The Adoration of the Holy Cross begins with one of two forms of the Showing of the Holy Cross. The First Form begins as the deacon or another suitable minister goes to the sacristy and obtains the veiled Cross. Accompanied by two ministers with lighted candles, the veiled Cross is brought to the center of the sanctuary in procession. The priest accepts the Cross and then, standing in front of the altar and facing the people, uncovers the upper part of the Cross, the right arm, and then the entire Cross. Each time he unveils a part of the Cross, he sings the acclamation, Behold the wood of the Cross. In the Second Form of the Showing of the Holy Cross, the priest or deacon goes to the church door, where he takes up the uncovered Cross. Accompanied by two ministers with lighted candles, he processes to the sanctuary, stopping at the door of the church, in the middle of the church, and before entering the sanctuary, to sing the acclamation, Behold the wood of the Cross. 4. When should the Easter Vigil take place? The Vigil, by its very nature, must take place at night. It is not begun before nightfall and should end before daybreak on Easter Sunday. The celebration of the Easter Vigil takes the place of the Office of Readings of Easter Sunday. The Easter Vigil begins and ends in darkness. Fire is blessed and the paschal candle is lighted to illumine the night so that all may hear the Easter proclamation and listen to the word of God proclaimed in the Scriptures. 5. Where is the paschal candle placed during Easter Time? The paschal candle has its proper place either by the ambo or by the altar and should be lit at least in all the more solemn liturgical celebrations of the season until Pentecost Sunday. After Easter Time the candle should be kept with honor in the baptistery, so that in the celebration of Baptism the candles of the baptized may be lit from it. In the celebration of funerals the paschal candle should be placed near the coffin to indicate Christ s undying presence. The paschal candle should not otherwise be lit nor placed in the sanctuary outside Easter Time. Source: and-answers.cfm

2 ST. THOMAS C.O.F COURT #1994 Chief Ranger: Andy Maidl Vice Chief Ranger: Mark LeGare Treasurer: Joe Maidl Recording Secretary: Mark Schuelke Financial Secretary: Greg Bieraugel Youth Director: Joe Maidl Trustees: Paul Guggisberg, Neal Hoffmann and Ben Stadick SOCIETY LEADERSHIP AT ST. GREGORY S St Gregory Altar Society/Council of Catholic Women President: Arlene Phillips Vice President: Michelle Oswald Secretary: Carol Hoffmann Treasurer: Lori Dick Commission Chairs: Dianne Kuester Spirituality; Lori Dick - Service; Paulette Messerli Scholarship; Mary Lou Schmidt - Historian and Patti Hayes Reverence for Life April Birthday Wishes. 2 Patti LeGare 14 Terri Fitterer 20 Carly Wenninger 2 Jamie Wenninger 15 Loren Dauer 21 Louise Guggisberg 3 Richard Seitz 15 Marcy Muchow 21 Arianna Uher 7 Jay Webster 15 Darwin Fischer 22 Chuck Schmidt 12 Violet Beranek 17 Mary Lou Schmidt 23 Mark Hoffmann 12 Maria Uher 20 Neal Hoffmann 24 Steve Portner 13 Arlynne Hoffmann 20 Cathy Johnson 24 Rylee Hoffmann 13 Kolbe Platz 20 Tim Schneider 28 Joleen Bieraugel If any dates are incorrect, or you were unintentionally missed, please notify the office at Tidbits of Information Rest in Peace Diane Schuelke passed away on February 23 and was laid to rest on March 1, Dan Johnson passed away on March 10 and was laid to rest on March 16, 2019 Happy 60 th Wedding Anniversary to Wally & Louise Guggisberg! Contributions towards Easter Flowers are now being accepted. Donation envelopes are available at the back of church Roman and Elvera Fischer Scholarship applications are now available at the back of church. To be eligible for this award the recipient of the funds must be registered member of St. Gregory the Great parish at the time of application; be enrolled in a post-secondary school and have satisfactorily completed one semester of full-time schooling before receiving the financial grant while maintaining a 2.5 GPA. The application deadline is May 1, 2019.

3 For Your Information...Meeting notes Minutes approved March 2019 St Gregory the Great CCW met Jan 17, 2019 in the Social Hall. Meeting called to order by VP Michelle Oswald at 6:30 with 6 ladies present plus two guests. Fr Bruno spoke for about one hour about the Benedictine order and his personal life in India. Many questions followed. Very informative and entertaining. Agenda was approved; Secretaries report approved; Treasurers report approved Reports- Visits to shut-ins - should add Richard Portner for 2019; Discussion of a small gifts instead of poinsettia; Cookie walk - well attended. Good participation by members; Profit of $ with all expenses accounted for; Ecumenical Thanksgiving - Tuesday was a good choice of day. - Deacon Rick was well received; Santa Bags - gave out approximately 60 bags on Christmas Eve; Discussed inviting Fr Cornelius to the March meeting. Michelle will follow up on this. Unfinished Business - Waxing of social hall floors Tabled; Childrens memorial - Tabled New Business - Sewing for Seeds - Lori D reported the speakers were good; Motion made by Pam M and seconded by Diane K to give $100 - Passed. Motion made by Diane K seconded by Paulette to give $250 to SL Valentine Project. Passed Michelle will do CCW report at parish annual meeting on Jan 27 using list from Oct CCW Sunday World Day of Prayer - March 1 at Bernadotte Lutheran Motion made by Pam seconded by Lori to give $300 to Fr Bruno for seminary collection. Passed Discussed other projects. Lori will check into St Peter Treatment Center and other possibilities. Numas Haus - Diane will check on needs for Basket donation. Will get a list of needs and have printed in "Messenger". To be considered a parish Lenten project. Motion by Pam seconded by Paulette to adjourn. Passed. Meeting closed with prayer at 8:45. Secretary Carol Hoffmann St. Gregory CCW will be collecting items during Lent to donate to NUMAS Haus in New Ulm. Items will be distributed to families as they transition to regular housing. Items in need include: Laundry Baskets Laundry Detergent Dryer Sheets Disinfecting Wipes Wal-Mart Gift Cards Toilet Paper Garbage Bags (13 gal) Broom & Dust Pan Dish Soap Kitchen Towels Bar/Pump soap Bath Towels Bed Sheets Paper Towels Cash donations are also welcome A collection table will be available at the back of church to donate your items. The collection period starts Ash Wednesday and will go through Easter

4 St Gregory the Great Annual Meeting Minutes (approved 02/21/19) Sunday, January 27, 2019 Mark Schuelke called the meeting to order. Council Members that were present: Mark Schuelke, Carol Hoffmann, Pam Morson, Cheri LeBrun, Rich Schauer, Larry Mages, Carl Oswald and Monsignor Grams. A total of 50 parishioners were in attendance. Opening Comments: Mark open the meeting with introductions of the council. He shared the new administrative council meeting process one parish five sites and that we are working very strongly towards this. Reports were given by the respective committees. Society reports: Harvest Festival: Has been working very well with two co chairs. Funds made from event remain right in the middle of what we have made in the past 10 years. Meal numbers are down a bit but nothing substantial. Any suggestions can be brought to a committee member or Mark Schuelke one of the chairs. COF: Helps support many of the projects we have within church; February 10, 2019 is Bingo Fundraiser for COF; They are offering support to future priest John Hayes and appreciate the support the parish gives to the COF. Cemetery: A new sign was placed at the entrance of the cemetery due to fading of wording. Thank you to everyone who continues to donate to the perpetual care. Are working with CCW ladies to create a children s memorial. Suggestions can be given to Paul Guggisberg or Arlene Phillips. Plots for parishioners are $450, non parishioners are $550. If parishioners are wanting to purchase a plot but unsure whether they need one or two due to potential cremation possibilities. The cemetery will at the time of that decision will reimbursement back plot back at price paid. CCW: There are six meetings a year. The ladies would love to see more participation. Every lady in the parish is an automatic member. The CCW appreciates everyone s support of their sponsored programs and events. Question and Answers: Monsignor Grams updated the parish in regard to where St Gregory s stands with our bankruptcy. Thank you to Betty Maidl for saving proof that we had insurance against these claims and what will be paid out will be mostly by the insurance we have. Our prayers if answered would be to have this behind us in nine months. Our parish vitality was looked at, the lower the number just shows that we are not a growing parish. Within five years we will be down to two priests to serve the five parishes. As a parish we have been proactive in being ready to move in the direction we need to as the supply of priests diminishes. Thank you to the CCW ladies for serving lunch for this event and the members of St Gregory s that took time out of their day to attend this meeting. Respectfully submitted, Cheri LeBrun, Secretary Save the dates...upcoming Church and Community Events Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Easter Choir practice at 6:15 PM Thursday, April 4, 2019 Holy Cross AFC Joint Admin. Council Meeting; 7 PM at the Pastoral Center Sunday, April 7, 2019 Members of St. Thomas COF #1994 are invited to attend the annual communal dinner following the 10:30 AM Mass in the Social Hall Monday, April 8, 2019 Harvest Festival Chairperson Meeting for 2019 Harvest Festival; 6:30 PM, Social Hall Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Individual Confession time at St. Gregory s from 4:30 to 5:30 PM Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Easter Choir practice at 6:15 PM Saturday, April 13 Field of Grace Youth Ham Bingo at the Lafayette Fire Hall starting at 6 P.M. and doors open at 4:30 P.M. Beverages and lunch will be available for purchase. Forty games will be played and all ages are welcome. There will even be Ham for door prizes. All proceeds benefit the Fields of Grace Youth Group. Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Individual Confession time at St. Gregory s from 5-6 PM Thursday, April 18, 2019 Holy Thursday Mass at 7 PM; Server Practice time TBD. Saturday, April 20, 2019 Lafayette Area Easter Egg Hunt at 10 AM at the Lafayette Charter School Saturday, April 20, 2019 Easter Vigil Mass at 8:40 PM; Server Practice time TBD. Sunday, April 28, 2019 Welcome New Member and Congratulations Donut Sunday following the 10:30 AM Mass

5 Activity Calendar for St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Lafayette, MN April 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat p.m. HCAFC Joint Council DNU 7 10:30 a.m. Mass St. Thomas COF Member Communal Dinner following 10:30 AM Mass 8 6:30 PM Harvest Festival Chairperson Planning Meeting Social Hall :30-5:30 p.m. Ind. Confessions at STGG th Sunday of Lent 14 10:30 a.m. Mass Servers: Mass review at 10:10 AM Palm Sunday 5-6 p.m. Ind. Confessions at STGG Server Practice Time TBD 7 p.m. Holy Thursday Mass at STGG Server Practice Time TBD 8:40 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass At STGG 21 No Mass at St. Gregory s Easter Sunday 28 10:30 a.m. Mass Welcome New Member and Congratulations Donut Sunday Divine Mercy Sunday To view the entire Holy Cross AFC calendar, go to *All activities/masses are subject to